Developers aren't the only entities releasing mHealth apps. Hospitals and health systems are also tapping into the growing market.

Tucson-based Urological Associates of Southern Arizona has notified more than 3,000 patients of a potential data breach after an investigation found employees did not properly dispose of patient urine specimen cups, according to a Tucson News Now report.

4 ways Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals uses health IT solutions for leaner healthcare delivery

  NJSHINE, a health information exchange serving seven counties in the southern part of New Jersey, and the New Jersey Health Information Technology Extension Center have announced a partnership to bring more physicians into the data exchange efforts.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance Friday that would in effect exempt many apps and mHealth devices from FDA oversight.

The ONC has not done enough to ensure electronic health records certified by authorized entities adequately protect patient health information, according to a new report from HHS' Office of the Inspector General.

  Blue Shield of California and Anthem Blue Cross have announced a partnership to create one of the nation's largest health information exchanges. Once live, providers statewide will have access to more than 9 million patient records from the two…

The Department of Social Services in South Dakota has launched a pilot program exploring the use of a telemedicine program focused on drug treatment in the rural parts of the state, according to an Argus Leader report.

Microsoft has announced the winners of its 2014 Imagine Cup, a global student technology competition.

CMS has temporarily suspended the Open Payments website after a physician saw payments to another physician with the same name in his records, according to a ProPublica report.